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Yedo

Yedo is the alternative form of Edo.

Meaning of Edo

Proper noun (1)

Edo

  1. (historical) Former name of Tokyo: the capital city of Japan

Proper noun (2)

Edo

  1. A state of Nigeria in the South South geopolitical zone. Capital and largest city: Benin City.
  2. (collective) The people of Edo State.
    Synonyms:
    Bini
  3. (uncountable) The Volta-Niger language spoken primarily by these people.

Origin of Yedo

The historical transcription of "Edo" as "Yedo" was from the contemporary pronunciation of the city's name in Late Middle Japanese.

Questions about Yedo

What is Yedo the alternative form of?
Yedo is the alternative form of Edo.

Words near Yedo in the dictionary

  1. Yeddo spruces
  2. yede
  3. Yedina
  4. Yedingham
  5. yedlinite
  6. Yedo
  7. yedoma
  8. yedomas
  9. yeds
  10. Yedukondalu
  11. yee

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Adapted from Wiktionary: Yedo (page history and authors); Edo (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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